Cllr Rita Begum (Kilburn)
Cllr Jumbo Chan (Harlesden & Kensal Green)
Cllr Diana Collymore (Northwick Park)
Cllr Tony Ethapemi (Stonebridge)
Cllr Harbi Farah (Welsh Harp) Lead member for Safer Communities, Jobs and Skills0
Cllr Erica Gbajumo (Brondesbury Park)
Cllr Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam (Wembley Park) Labour Group Whip
Cllr Rajan-Seelan (Wembley Central)
34 comments:
The Magnificent Eight: Deselected but will they be Defeated?
You should add Kathleen Fraser and Ihteshan to that list.
If this is not blatant racism, I don't know what is
Who know’s the mystery of Kathleen? Bet it was palestine!
Cllr gbajumo is the best cllr!
Why Jumbo?
with Kathleen you got it wrong (insider)
Depends on the demographics of the borough, brent labour party, and London region labour party. People of no colour are a minority in Brent, and people of the local and global majorities involved in these processes. The replacement candidates also seem to be people of the global majority, unless we know differently. It might be considered actually racist though to believe people of a certain background should have the same politics
Who cares? They were complicit in the neglect of Brent just like all the other Labour councillors and voted like muppets for the Butt destruction of Brent - dirty streets, street drinking, traffic jams, tall tower blocks, high Council Tax and everything else that makes our lives in Brent more difficult and unpleasant.
I can see the new selection of councillors is also diverse, most BAME residents probably don’t care who is put forward, they just want people to get on and DO THE JOB which unfortunately this current council has failed to do. If these councillors have been using their seat in local government to bring up international issues, then surely it is right for other people to be given a chance.
Yes, used something else, but for obvious reason. Plus to hand the Deputy Mayor position to someone else.
The Tories were the main reason is in such a mess.
"People of no colour"? You mean invisible people? People who are not seen by Brent Labour - mainly white home owners / owner occupiers.
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I presume that the word "Bent" or 'Brent' is the missing word above between 'reason' and 'is'.
While the incompetent Tories have a lot to answer for. We had a Labour Mayor of London and a Labour run Brent Council for many years and Labour Councillors promised us that "things would get better under a Labour Government".
Sadly after 14 months of a Labour Government we have sleaze, rising cost of living, rising unemployment, rising homelessness, rising taxes and very little difference between a Tory or Labour Government.
"People of no colour" is a very offensive term - just because you are not BAME or part of the global majority it does not mean you are not from a very diverse family background.
Everyone should be treated equally and you should not assume what others believe.
Can’t believe Angela Rayner has her home overvalued to get more money from her son’s trust
It will take time to undo over a decade’s worth of mess
I am just catching up with local news after a short break.
Without naming names, I am surprised to see some of the councillors who have been de-selected, and just as surprised at some of the others who have not been!
You have to wonder at the thinking (or prejudice?) of those in Starmer's (formerly Labour) Party behind this process.
How do we find out the reasons why they were actually deselected?
Re 6th Sept 10.36. I am not sure that even they have told 'officially' but if they have perhaps they will respond here.
I think we know why Diana Collymore was deselected. Her behaviour when using her Council position to get off a parking ticket and attacking the traffic warden was a disgrace. Labour should have expelled her for her actions instead they reinstated her at the same time they suspended Kathy Frasier. So it is actually 9 and not 8 they effectively deselected.
https://labourhub.org.uk/2025/09/06/labours-factional-cull-of-councillors-continues-eight-dumped-in-brent/
Surely they would have to be told officially the reasons why?
Poorly performing right wingers, however, who were democratically deselected ahead of council elections in 2022, have been reinstated – sometimes in safe seats. - who?
They have to ask in the hope of getting the reasoning.
I expect that many people applied to be Councillors because of the allowances. There are 57 slots and if many more people apply some will miss out. The candidates could name their preferred wards. They could just be told "sorry there were more and better applicants than you for the ward you wanted" - end of story.
Some will claim that the Labour process was undemocratic. BUT we know that some would be Councillors used their money to persuade their friends to join the Party just in time to vote for them in ward selection meetings. 'Packing of selection meetings' has been going on in the Labour Party for decades as money talks. No system is perfect and what ever the result there will always be some who will complain.
The Labour Party is so factional that had Corbyn been in charge it would probably be the "right wingers" who would have been chopped.
It's probably best to end the so called "Broad Church" and have a clear break between the Left & Right within Labour.
"because of the allowances" - I wouldn't be too sure, just take a look at some of the new selections' job descriptions and it may give some sort of inkling with regards to the mechanism behind the scenes.. parachuted
All these deselections are driven by an ultra-right-wing Brent councillor who has become very powerful due to her beliefs and friends. Yes, it's our very own Towerblock Tatler who just happens to be very supportive of something that these deselected councillors are not supportive of. It's simple really.
It is strongly believed by some in the know, that some of those excluded, were for her personal revenge on those who didn't agree with her beliefs, actions, and general attitude to residents and other councillors. She's also known to be aggrieved that she didn't get her MP to stand down for her, and that Cllr Butt didn't stand down for her to become the new Leader.
It is sad that we have got rid of her as a councillor next year, but unfortunately, she now has the power to make life in Brent even worse, and it appears she has by deselecting some very special councillors.
Put her in the House of Lords and be done with it.
Anonymous of 08/09/25 at 14:08 is missing the point. What you call “revenge” looks a lot more like accountability. Local government is full of people who coast along, say the right things in the chamber, then block progress behind closed doors. Shama Tatler has never been afraid to cut through that.
Yes, she is tough. Yes, she is political. That is called leadership. The reality is Brent needed someone willing to make difficult calls, take flak, and stand by her vision rather than fold every time a clique kicked up noise. If a handful of deselections are the price of breaking up stale networks of patronage, then that is a step in the right direction.
This country desperately needs more women of colour in positions of power who are not there to play nice but to shift the culture. Shama has shown she can navigate pressure, stay unapologetic, and deliver for her community. That is exactly the kind of energy we lack in Parliament right now. Instead of tearing her down, we should be asking why more councillors are not showing the same backbone.
Look at the flack that Margaret Thatcher got as a strong woman - she got blame for so many things that the Labour Party started when in government before her.
Shama is really not well respected among a large majority, and for good reason. She may be good at playing the political game and talking big talk but it's all without substance. She's only in it for herself.
My god, do you believe what you've written? We don't.
Racists not welcome here
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